How to Purchase Single Tickets
Ready for the ultimate new play experience?
Do you qualify for Student, Military (active and retired), or West Virginia Weekday Resident discounts? Call the Box Office at 681-240-2283 to place your order.
- After clicking ‘Purchase Tickets Now’ below you’ll be taken to the ticketing page.
- From there, select the date and time of your performance. Click “Book Now.”
- On the next screen, select your tickets and click “Continue.”
- Select your ticket type (Regular or Senior) and click “Continue.” If you would like to change your seats, click “Change My Seats” to take you back to your performance date and click on your new seats.
- To add to your order, click “Continue Browsing.” If you’re taking advantage of a REP PASS discount, your savings will automatically be applied once you have met the REP PASS criteria.
- Click “Checkout” once you have added all of the performances to your cart. On the next screen, you’ll be asked to enter your email. If you have a CATF account, you’ll be asked to enter your password. Forgot your password? Just click “Send me a link to login” to generate an email with a link to your CATF account.
- If you haven’t created a CATF account, follow the steps to create your password.
- Follow the steps to add your contact and other information to complete your online order.
- Questions? Call the Box Office at 681-240-2283 ext. 1 or email [email protected] and we will be glad to assist!
How to Purchase Rep Passes
Click here to purchase a Rep Pass or click here to learn more. Once you have added your Rep Pass to your Cart, click the red “Continue Browsing” button and add your performances to your Cart. Please make sure your selected ticket type matches the Rep Pass that is in your cart (for example, for a Senior Rep Pass, your selected ticket type should also be Senior.) You can also select your performances at a later time online or through the Box Office.
- Select the type and number of Rep Passes you would like to purchase below. Then, click on the gray “continue” button.
- Once your Rep Pass is in the cart, you can select your performances now or at a later time. If you would like to select your performances later, click the red “Checkout” button and follow the prompts to complete the purchase process.
- If you would like to select your performances now, click on the red “Continue Browsing” button. On the next screen, select a show and scroll down to select your performance.
- Select your seats. Click “Continue.” On this next screen, you’ll put in the type of ticket (Regular or Senior). Click the “Continue” button again.
- Repeat steps three through five until you have selected performance times for all of the shows.
- Click the red “Checkout” button and follow the prompts to complete the purchase process.
Limited Availability & At Capacity Performances
Updated on July 13, 2024
The performances and events listed below either have limited seats remaining or are at capacity. Please click on each event to see the complete list of dates and their information.
Email the Box Office to be added to the waitlist.
Tornado Tastes like Aluminum Sting
- July 5th at 6pm (At Capacity)
- July 6th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 10th at 12pm (Limited Availability)
- July 12th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 13th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 13th at 7pm (Limited Availability)
- July 14th at 7pm (Limited Availability)
- July 17th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 19th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 20th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 26th at 12pm (At Capacity)
The Happiest Man on Earth
- July 5th at 7pm (At Capacity)
- July 6th at 12pm (Limited Availability)
- July 7 at 6pm (Limited Availability)
- July 10th at 7pm (Limited Availability)
- July 11th at 1pm (Limited Availability)
- July 12th at 8pm (At Capacity)
- July 13th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 14th at 3pm (At Capacity)
- July 16th at 6pm (At Capacity)
- July 17th at 7pm (At Capacity)
- July 18th at 1pm & 7pm (At Capacity)
- July 19th at 8pm (At Capacity)
- July 20th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 20th at 7pm (Limited Availability)
- July 21st at 3pm (At Capacity)
- July 23rd at 6pm (At Capacity)
- July 24th at 7pm (Limited Availability)
- July 25th at 1pm (At Capacity)
- July 25th at 7pm (Limited Availability)
- July 26th at 8pm (At Capacity)
- July 27th at 12pm (At Capacity)
- July 28th at 3pm (At Capacity)
Backstage Tour
- July 11th at 10am (Limited Availability)
- July 18th at 10am (Limited Availability)
- July 25th at 10am (At Capacity)
Breakfast with Peggy
- July 7th at 10am (Limited Availability)
- July 14th at 10am (Limited Availability)
- July 21st at 10am (Limited Availability)
- July 28th at 10am (Limited Availability)
Brunch & Art
- July 12th (At Capacity)
- July 19th (At Capacity)
- July 26th (At Capacity)
CATF in Context
- July 6th (Limited Availability)
- July 13th (Limited Availability)
- July 20th (Limited Availability)
Single Ticket Prices
- Regular $70
- Senior $60
- Sunday Evening $40
Pre-Season Box Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11am-4pm
Embrace the festival experience by attending and participating in talktheater events!
Meet artists and other audience members as you explore the many stages of new play development and enrich your knowledge surrounding the plays in the season. We’ve updated some of the talktheater events. Read the descriptions below to find out what is new and to reserve tickets.
New: Take a look at the dates and times of the talktheater events. We’ve changed the schedule from last year to make it easier to attend events during your time in Shepherdstown!
Free events presented with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
Embrace the festival experience by attending and participating in talktheater events!
Meet artists and other patrons as you explore the many stages of new play development and enrich your knowledge surrounding the six-play repertory. We’ve updated some of the talktheater events. Read the descriptions below to find out what is new and to reserve tickets.
Free events presented with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
Backstage Tour
You know what happens on stage, now go backstage for an exclusive look to see how it all happens.
Free / Reservations Required
Frank Center / 10am
July 11, 18, & 25
Beauty Supper
Join Artistic Director, Peggy McKowen, for the supper interval between Part 1 and Part 2 of Beauty during selected performances. Supper reservations available to purchase when you buy your tickets.
$40 / Reservations Required
Frank Center / 6PM
July 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, & 27
Brunch & Art
Meet and chat with members of CATF’s Acting Company. The actors will share their professional journey and their insights on this year’s productions.
$40 / Reservations Required
CCA/ II / 10am
July 12, 19, & 26
Breakfast with Peggy
Get to know CATF’s Artistic Director, Peggy McKowen. Peggy shares her extensive experience producing new plays, her rich history with CATF, and her plans for CATF’s future.
$40 / Reservations Required
Bistro 112 / 10am
July 7, 14, 21, & 28
CATF in Context
This scholarly approach to the festival takes a deep dive into the worlds of the plays.
Free / Shipley Recital Hall / 10am
July 6: A Conversation with the Festival Playwrights
July 13: Synesthesia: What it is, causes, symptoms, types, and treatment
July 20: Auditory and Visual Hallucinations with Acute Grief
July 27: AIDS & Activism: Creating Art and Building Awareness
Know Before You Go
NEW! A live-streamed, interactive Zoom conversation with Artistic Director, Peggy McKowen, who will give you context to your upcoming performances.
You will receive a Zoom link approximately one hour before the session.
Free / Registration Required online (Zoom) / 10am
July 10, 17, & 24
July 17th’s Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82908829311?pwd=cfbTzPxwvuYYr4342FEgx5VdwLBsef.1
Problems with the link? Here’s the login code:
Meeting ID: 829 0882 9311
Passcode: 574243
Lectures
Hear from experts as they explore the constructs and context of the shows, and meet resident artists as they share their creative process and discuss how they got to where they are.
Free / Shipley Recital Hall / 5pm
July 7: A Discussion with the Festival Dramaturgs
July 12: Living with HIV
July 19: Art in the Time of AIDS
July 26: Casting CATF
Post-Show Conversations
Add another layer to your new play experience and join other passionate theatergoers and CATF creatives to respond to, discuss, and unpack the plays.
Free / Locations and times vary by Date
July 10: Tornado
July 10: Beauty Pt. 2
July 14: Happiest
July 14: Light
JULY 18: Happiest
JULY 21: Beauty Pt. 2
JULY 21: Tornado
JULY 24: Happiest
JULY 24: Tornado
JULY 25: Light
NEW! talkTuesday: June
NEW! CATF is bringing a special talkTuesday series to you in June! Prepare for your Festival experience by hearing from renowned artists, musicians, and lecturers.
$20 / Reservations Required Location Varies By Date / 6pm
June 11, 18, & 25 / Topics TBA
June 11: A Screening of a Film by Mark St. Germain
talkTuesday: JULY
On Tuesdays in July, CATF collaborates with musicians, artists, and storytellers. Each event is followed by a post-show conversation.
Reservations Required / Locations and Times Vary By Date
July 9: Partnership with Speak Story Series: An Evening of Crankies
Reservations must be made with Speak Story Series / $20
July 16: A Special Post-Show Discussion After Happiest Man
July 23: Partnership with Appalachian Chamber Music Festival: A Mother’s Voice
Reservations made through CATF. $35 for tickets; Post-Show Conversation is free and open to the public.